Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    ExpressVPN not working with 2.4.4-REALEASE-p1, help! see config

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Off-Topic & Non-Support Discussion
    25 Posts 6 Posters 3.6k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by

      Well put @JeGr

      An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
      If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
      SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • V
        vincepro @JeGr
        last edited by vincepro

        @jegr Correct me if I am wrong, but all I have to do as of now to get VPN on OPT1 (no failover) is change picture #3's gateway to = VPN gateway?

        I did exactly that before and did not have internet access.

        I have PIC#3 routing to WAN_DHCP so I could have internet access since without that rule it would give me no internet. When I change it over to VPN gateway, I have no internet.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • V
          vincepro
          last edited by

          bump as this still is not working

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • JeGrJ
            JeGr LAYER 8 Moderator
            last edited by

            if you'd post the pics inline, it would be far more easy to see what you're doing then to check the files

            Don't forget to upvote πŸ‘ those who kindly offered their time and brainpower to help you!

            If you're interested, I'm available to discuss details of German-speaking paid support (for companies) if needed.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              ^exactly... Sorry but I have no desire to download some zip to have to look at your setup..

              An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
              If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
              Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
              SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • V
                vincepro
                last edited by

                i fixed this using some other forum, thanks

                M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • M
                  maguilu @vincepro
                  last edited by

                  @vincepro Can you post your fix, I had it working and once upgraded it died. After many attempts and talks with expressVPN i am still broken.
                  I am not sure if the issue is in the NATing or in the OPENVPN Client configuration. Can you assist.

                  M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • M
                    maguilu @maguilu
                    last edited by

                    @vincepro let me add, my VPN status is down (pending) can you post screenshots of your config. something is missing in the doc that i am having difficulty figuring out.

                    HELP😒 😒

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by johnpoz

                      Good luck ever seeing him again... Pretty much ready to just delete this thread since seems like a drive by... Post a problem - give no details.. Upload a zip for users to download, and then when pressed - says he fixed it but without again any actual details.

                      I am for sure removing his attachments.

                      I would suggest you start your own thread and actually post that could be used to figure out your issue.

                      An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                      If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                      SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

                      M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • M
                        maguilu @johnpoz
                        last edited by

                        @johnpoz Good Deal man, you can close it. I resolved the issue.

                        • 1st - one ID10T mistake kept using sha256 instead of sha512

                        • 2nd - on the NCD section that the documentation suggests to ignore, well cant ignore at least in my case.
                          I had to select the correct encryption algorithm AES-256-CBC.

                        It would be great to validate but as I working it goes without saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

                        Thanks

                        Now you may close it if you like, it does not seem to be a large enough problem... Thanks

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          So PEBKAC then ;)

                          An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                          If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                          Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                          SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • V
                            vincepro
                            last edited by

                            its called holiday weekend. If you still need the fix, let me know. I doubt you did figure it out though. I am holding that information as ransom for a 4 month free of express VPN service so I will not be posting it on here. The admins/devs are douchebags anyways.

                            M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • M
                              maguilu @vincepro
                              last edited by

                              @vincepro - i’m very happy for you. I can tell you that you will not get any compensation from me. Also I would like offer to anyone needing help with expression to feel free to contact me.. Feel free to pm me. I would imagine this a community to help each other with pfsense issues. So let's help each other

                              V 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • V
                                vincepro @maguilu
                                last edited by

                                @maguilu I am referring to ExpressVPN (for compensation) as I have contacted them. It's not a pfsense issue, its an outdated tutorial from all VPN services regarding how to use pfsense. You post pictures here and there and these admins/devs do nothing but belittle your posts. You should do a google and look at all the previous posts from other people about the same issues. You will then see mods/devs here are just typical coding douchebags that give you bits and pieces when they know the actual answer.

                                You would think this forum would be about helping each other, but no it's more like "I know more than you and you are a dumbass"

                                If you want the answer to get ExpressVPN working with 2.4.4 (and probably higher) pm me and I will help you. I can guarantee that maguilu did not get this working on 2.4.4 - the solution provided by maguilu does nothing in resolving connection issue to ExpressVPN.

                                I have made a deal with ExpressVPN and they are currently testing my solution (compensating months free) and will modify their outdated pfsense tutorial, so I cannot post the answer to the public on here.

                                as for @johnpoz, it's a zip file with images. If you were a legit mod, you would understand that downloading it from your own forum does nothing as long as you do not run the file. From that step is when you can determine if it's a virus or not, but thank you for your laziness. I am sure you have a sandbox VM that you could have opened it from there and seen the contents of the zip file, but that is too many extra steps for your paranoid self.

                                M 4 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • M
                                  maguilu @vincepro
                                  last edited by

                                  @vincepro look man you win, you got me. I will have to say that if you got a deal with express vpn good for you. either way i am good. feel free to pm me if you want to continue to bash me.... otherwise feel free to contact me.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • 4
                                    4o4rh @vincepro
                                    last edited by

                                    @vincepro this just sounds like a wank to me. Making out as if it is top secret. I had to remove a few custom settings from the original config and have express vpn working, but have sporadic routing / dns issues when it is not the default route. Ironically, you accuse people on this forum of i know more than you ego trip, but that is actually what you are pulling. Either post the details of the changes required, or the so called forum where you found the answer.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Dude he hasn't been back... If anything this whole thread some odd ball way to try and advertise expresssvpn maybe?

                                      I don't think any one really cares to be honest - I sure don't... You got it right with your wanker comment ;)

                                      An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                                      If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                                      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                                      SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • E
                                        epsense
                                        last edited by

                                        @vincepro, hello have you fix your problems yet setup ExpressVPN on pfsense? I’m new on pfsense myself, but I finally got my ExpressVPN to work on pfsense. Took me a couple days, but it’s up and running. I did try to write a how-to but netgate would not let me post stating its spam:(

                                        4 JeGrJ 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • 4
                                          4o4rh @epsense
                                          last edited by

                                          @epsense can see the config i used to fix my expressvpn problems
                                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/140931/expressvpn-down-on-pfsense-2-4-4

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • JeGrJ
                                            JeGr LAYER 8 Moderator @epsense
                                            last edited by

                                            @epsense said in ExpressVPN not working with 2.4.4-REALEASE-p1, help! see config:

                                            @vincepro, hello have you fix your problems yet setup ExpressVPN on pfsense? I’m new on pfsense myself, but I finally got my ExpressVPN to work on pfsense. Took me a couple days, but it’s up and running. I did try to write a how-to but netgate would not let me post stating its spam:(

                                            They don't "say" it's spam, but the spamfilter of the forums detect it that way, most possibly because it has links/URLs in it, that cause it. Try using code blocks etc. for better visibility anyway. Otherwise after getting a few πŸ‘ the restrictions are lowered so less likely to tagged spam. Or send your "howto" to one of the mods to post, there are always ways to do things :)

                                            Don't forget to upvote πŸ‘ those who kindly offered their time and brainpower to help you!

                                            If you're interested, I'm available to discuss details of German-speaking paid support (for companies) if needed.

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.